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Application February 11; 1935, Serial No. 6,106

6 Claims. (o iseo) a The present invention relates to improvements in curtain and drapery attachments, and has for an object to provide a curtain hanging "section whereby the curtain may be suspended from a curl tain rod and grouped with another or other ourtains or drapes without the necessity for sewing the curtains or drapes together.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved curtain section which will permit the curtains or draperies to be combined 'in' various styles, producing different ornamental effects, and at the same time'concealin'gthe supporting curtain rodfthe visibility of whichrod destructive of such ornamental eifects.

In the style commonly known as'a' criss cross' 28 'In accordance with'lthe present'invention the necessity for sewing the curtains together is done away with, the curtains areleft as separate units and when the same'are. taken downfrom the rod they readily separate so that laundering and iron- 30 ing is made easy. However, when hung the curtains have the same appearance as though they' were sewed together; m p

In accordance with thejinvention, atone time one curtain maybe overlapped in -front of the 35 other and at another time the back curtain may be changed to thefront overlapping position and various other combinations and arrangements of b the curtains may be made.-

' With theiforegoing and other objects in view, 40 the invention will be more-fully described hereinafter, and will be more particularly pointed out in the claims appended hereto.

In the drawings, wherein-like symbols refer to like or corresponding parts throughout the several v v p I the-curtain'rod topass from one" side ofthe im-' 45 45 views. I

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing curtains embodying the improved sections constructed in accordance with the present invention and combined in one selected arrangement. 1

Figure 2 is a fragmentary perspective view .of

a blank from which, the improved section is stamped, woven, cut, stitched or sewed out.

' Figure 3 is a similar view showing the method of folding the section.

Figure 4 is also a perspective view showing one sections. a Figure 10 is also a plan view of a curtain showthese slitsare'vertical' and come opposite th manner-of threading sections of two adjacent curtains upon a curtain supporting rod.

Figure 5 is a top plan view of Figure 4.

' Figure. 6 IS an elevation showing a different arrangement of curtains. a 5

' Figure 7. is a plan view of two curtains with the improved hanging sections embodied intermediately of the length of the curtains.

Figure 8 is an elevation showing the hanging of curtains illustrated in Figure 7. l0

, Figure 9 isalso an elevation showing an arrangement of double curtains with the improved ing the sections extending both vertically and 15 horizontally, and I Figure 11 is anelevation showing the hanging of curtains made in accordance with Figure l0.

' Referring more particularly to Figures 1 to'5,-

the improved curtain section is stamped out of'a piece of fabric material in substantially the-shape shown in Figure 2, and folded in opposite direc tions upon the longitudinal fold lines IS and l6 to form three, separate walls, namely a rear wall 11, an-intermediate wall l8 and a front wall I9.

'Therear wall I! is formed withelongated, rectangular or other slots20 therein separated by relatively narrow tabs or straps 2|. The front wall I91 issimilarly constructed with, windows or openings of preferably an oblong or rectangular "form such asv the openings 22, the same being separated by narrow straps or tabs 23. The straps 2! of the rear wall and. the straps 23. of the front wall preferably coincide in position. The intermediate wall I8 is virtually a blank wall separating the front and rear slotted walls and serving to conceal and obscure the curtain rod which curtainro'd is in the usual way made up or the two adjustable telescoping sections 24 ancl" .2.'i.--

, The intermediate blank-wall s is formed with 40 slits 26' which slits are opposite the openings 120 and 22 of the front and rear wall'. Preferably tral portions of the openings 20 and 22- to permit the top thereof or at any intermediate position.

- In the useof the device, the twocurtains 29 "and 30 arebothprovided along their upper edges invention. Such curtains 29 and 30, equipped with the improved hanging sections, are overlapped upon one another to the desired extent or degree. In'the instance shown the left curtain 29 is placed over the right curtain 30, but it is obvious that, inasmuch as the two curtains 29 and 30 are not sewed together, that the right curtain 30 might be placed in front of the left ourtain 29, and the degree of the overlapping might be increased or decreased in order to secure different curtain eifects.

The two members 24 and 25 of the curtain rod being separated, but which may be in one piece or in two or more pieces the hanging section of one curtain is thereupon threaded on one of the rods; for instance the hanging section of the curtain 29 is threaded upon the rod member 24 by engaging this rod member successively through the tabs or straps 2| of the rear section wall I! and the curtain is gathered and pushed around to the left of the curtain rod section 24 until the same abuts against the plate 3| by which the curtain rod is secured at that side of the window frame. Thus the curtain rod 24 will lie behind the intermediate blank wall ll of the hanging section and this blank wall will completely hide V the curtain rod so that it will not show. Now

when the point is arrived at where the overlapped hanging sections of the curtains 29 and 39 are to be simultaneously threaded upon and suspended from the rod section 24, thestraps 23 of the front wall l9 of the hanging section of the curtain 39 are looped about the curtain rod 24, such straps 23 alternating with'the straps 2| on the rear wall of the front section throughout the overlapping portions. Although the curtain rod is in front of the intermediate blank wall l8 of the rear overlapping section, such curtain rod is behind the intermediate blank wall ll of the front overlapping hanging section, and therefore the curtain rod is also concealed at the overlapping portions of the hanging sections. When, however, the curtain rod passes to the right beyond the front overlapping section, such curtain rod is passed through the nearest slit 25 in the intermediate blank wall ll of the rear overlapping section so that from this point on the curtain rod lies behind the intermediate blank wall l3 of the rearoverlappim section and is by this blank wall obscured from view. The remainder of the hanging section of the companion curtain 39 all the way around to the fastening plate 32 is supported on the telecurtain rod arrives at a slit 26 so as to pass back of the obscuring immediate blank wall I! of the rear overlapping hanging section, but the front overlapping curtain and its hanging section will be free to be pulled over to the right and pinned or secured in some manner to cover up this exposed portion of the curtain rod, it being ,re-

' membered that the rear supporting strap next the free right hand end of the curtain '29 is set back toward the left from such free end so as to enable this relative pulling of one curtain section over upon the other. In other words, the construction is such that the width of the supporting straps 2| and 23 is much less than the 2,012,097 with hanging sections according to the present width of the slots 20 and 22, enabling the straps of overlapping hanging sections to move back and forth horizontally in the slots until they strike an adjacent strap. This will allow a latitude of horizontal movement such as to permit ends of the curtains to be pulled over to conceal any unsightly exposure of the curtain rod.

It will also permit gathering of the curtain at the upper ends so as to givean ornamental hanging effect both to the curtains and valances 33 and 34 that the curtains or hanging sections ing and ironing.

, In remounting the curtains, the curtain 30 may be placed in front of the curtain 29 if desired in which instance the method of threading will simply be reversed so as to maintain always one of the intermediate blank walls I8 of the hanging sections in front of the curtain rod.

In Figure 6 the curtains 29 and 30 are shown as being separate and separated. They may be mounted in this position upon the curtain rod if desired in which case there is no overlapping eflect and the curtain rod is passed through the rear straps 2| of both hanging sections.

In Figure 7 there is shown two pieces of cloth 29' and 39'.

curtain is hung the portions above and below the sections A and B hang down forming a double criss-cross curtain, as shown in Figure 8.

At the same time each curtain is separate as shown in Figure 7 and; is very easy to launder.

Referring more particularly to Figure 9, in this figure I have shown two pairs of curtains, one placed over the other. The rear curtains are designated at 29 and 39 The front curtains are designated 29 and 30. Each of the cur-- tains is separate, but all are placed on the one rod giving the eflect'as if the sides of each pair were sewed together.

A large number of other draping effects can be accomplished through the usage of the improved section, whether the same is disposed horizontally as shown or is disposed vertically, diagonally or otherwise.

In Figure is shown a horizontal hanging section A and a vertical section A constructed in accordance with the present invention, and Figure 11 shows a diagonal arrangement and also an eifect with such arrangement. The walls l1, l3 and IQ of the hanging sections may be made in one piece, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, or they may be made in separate pieces if desired.

It is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made in the details of construction and design of the above specifically described embodiment of this invention without departing from the spirit thereof, such changes and modiiications being restricted only by the scope of the following claims:-

What is claimed is:

1. An improved hanging section for curtains and the like, comprising front and rear walls having slots and straps between the slots for threading upon a curtain rod, and an intermediate blank wall having slits for the passage of the curtain rod from the front to the rearof the A little over halfway down the, I hanging sections A and B are placed. When the section or vice versa, said slits normally closed to hide the curtain rod.

2. An improved hanging section for curtains and the like comprising front and rear walls having means to suspend the same from a curtain rod, and an intermediate blank wall having slits for the passage of the curtain rod therethrough from the front to the rear wall and vice versa, said slits normally closed to hide the curtain rod.

3. An improved hanging section for curtains and the like, comprising front and rear walls having straps to thread upon a curtain rod, and an intermediate blank wall having slits to receive the curtain rod therethrough, said slits normally closed to hide the curtain rod.

4. An improved hanging section for curtains and the like, comprising front and rear walls having straps to thread upon a curtain rod, and an intermediate blank wall having slits to receive the curtain rod therethrough, said slits being disposed in staggered relation with respect to the straps, and normally closed to hide the curtain rod.

oilset from said straps, all three of said walls overlapped in a horizontal direction and permanently. secured together in this relation.

6. An improved hanging section for curtains and the like, comprising front and rear walls having slots therein and straps separating said slots, said straps being considerably narrower than the slots and adapted to thread upon a curtain rod, and an intermediate blank wall between said front and rear walls having slits therein disposed opposite the intermediate portions of the slots in the front and rear walls, said slits normally closed to hide the curtain rod.

ABE H. GOODMAN. 

